XL97: Worksheet Change Event Macro Fails to Run (172832)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q172832

SYMPTOMS

When data on a worksheet is changed, a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Change event macro that you created does not run.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • You create a Change event macro that is associated with a worksheet.

    -and-
  • You paste data in the worksheet from the clipboard instead of typing it.

    -or-
  • You create a dynamic data exchange (DDE) link from another program to the worksheet.

    -or-
  • You are using data validation from a list.

WORKAROUND

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For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

You can create a Visual Basic event macro that runs whenever the data on a worksheet is changed. To use the following example, run the LinkList macro. When your DDE link is updated, the macro LinkChange will automatically run. 
Sub LinkList()
   Dim Links As Variant
   ' Obtain an array for the links to Excel workbooks
   ' in the active workbook.
   Links = ActiveWorkbook.LinkSources(xlOLELinks)
   ' If the Links array is not empty, then open each
   ' linked workbook. If the array is empty, then
   ' display an error message.
   If Not IsEmpty(Links) Then
       For I = 1 To Ubound(Links)
           ActiveWorkbook.SetLinkOnData Links(i), "LinkChange"
       Next I
   Else
       MsgBox "This workbook does not contain any links " & _
       "to other workbooks"
   End If
End Sub

Sub LinkChange()
   MsgBox "linked"
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about how to use a Change event, click the Index tab in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Help, type the following text

change event

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Change Event" topic.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/10/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbProgramming KB172832
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